Chapter 120: Slaps

"Thank you for your wise advice, Mr. Jennings. However, I can be stubborn," Jared grinned.

Xavier smiled faintly and remained silent, anticipating Jared's impending beating. Right, you'll see! he thought.

Though dissatisfied, Zayne reluctantly allowed Jared to keep his seat. He sat down beside Xavier; Maria sat next to Zayne.

Maria glared at Jared, furious. "If you weren't here, I'd be sitting there! We could butter up Mr. Jennings, get Zayne the procurement manager position, and I'd get promoted to sales manager! I shouldn't have brought you into the company; you're a nuisance!"

"Jared, without Mr. Jennings, do you think you'd be working here? Dining here? This is the first and last time you'll eat at Vintage Restaurant. You're rubbish!" Zayne sneered, resentment etched on his face. He saw this as an opportunity to support Xavier.

Slap!

Zayne's sentence was cut short by a sharp slap. Everyone stared in astonishment. Zayne, bewildered, stared at Jared, shocked by his audacity.

Sitting between them, Xavier frowned. How dare he do that in front of me? Jared's actions showed utter disrespect.

"This is a lesson," Jared glared, murderous intent in his eyes. "The only reason I haven't beaten you up is Mr. Saunders. Disrespect me again, and I won't hold back."

Zayne shuddered at the intensity of the glare.

"Jared, have you gone mad? Why did you hit Zayne?" Maria exclaimed.

"How dare you hit Mr. Carlson? Do you want to lose your job?" The room erupted in protest against Jared's actions.

"You've gone too far! You're a salesperson! Assaulting the sales manager? You deserve to be fired!"

"Jared, kneel before Mr. Carlson and beg for mercy, or you're fired!" Lydia pointed accusingly.

Hilda, shocked by Jared's actions, could only ask, "Jared, why did you do that?"

"Fire me?" Jared grinned. "How can he fire me with Mr. Jennings here? He's not qualified!" [The promotional text has been removed.]

After regaining his composure, Zayne yelled, "Jared, I swear I'll kill you!" He had to defend himself; otherwise, he'd lose respect.

Slap!

As Zayne rose to confront Jared, another slap landed. Jared was too quick.

While slapping Zayne, Jared's eyes were fixed on Xavier with contempt. Xavier remained grim-faced.

Twice slapped, Zayne roared, "Jared, I'll"